Thank you all for your helpful responses! Best,
Amanda On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 9:34 AM Tocci (Lewis-Gentry), Genevieve E. < glewi...@oeb.harvard.edu> wrote: > I worked in a greenhouse some years ago and crickets would be the least of > my concerns. Commercial greenhouses should be better than where I was, but > plants are plants regardless of where they are grown and the concerns > remain the same. > > > > People just like excuses for colorful things they like this time of year. > > > > Good luck > > Genevieve > > > > ================================================= > Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers) > Senior Curatorial Technician > Harvard University Herbaria > 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A. > Phone: 617-495-1057 Fax: 617-495-9484 > glewi...@oeb.harvard.edu > > > > *From:* pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf > Of *Voron, Joel > *Sent:* Thursday, December 5, 2019 6:28 PM > *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] Greenhouse Grown Poinsettas > > > > So greenhouse totally can have pests. I have worked in greenhouses before > and ask anyone else who has they will confirm. One loose hidden cricket > from any greenhouse stock that hops out of a plant into a museum that dies > at the right time of year in the right space can start a carpet > beetle/dermestid problem. Could in theory happen so yes there is risk as > well as ...oh well we were allowed to have points for four weeks after > Christmas until they looked ugly and died so now ill bring this plant in > from home....you can see how that could easily progress.. Points are hard > to water....too little or too much and they are not happy too too much and > fungus gnats will certainly show up. Good luck with this journey. JTV > > > > > > > > *Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation* > > Conservation Dept. > > Integrated Pest Management > > Office 757-220-7080 > > Cell 757-634-1175 > > E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org > > > > > > > > On Dec 5, 2019, at 5:39 PM, Amanda Robinson < > amanda.ashley.robin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > > It is that time of year where planted poinsettias appear. These plants > left over from a holiday party have been placed in our staff offices where > we have a selection of works from the collection on display (no guidelines > in place, but I am working on that). I of course asked for them to be > removed and was met with the reply that if the poinsettias are "greenhouse > grown" then they are likely not a pest threat and can stay on display. I > have never heard of this before, and also would assume it is the soil that > is the attractant for pests, greenhouse grown or not. Any advice or > guidance? I have not found many resources on this specific issue. > > > > Thank you so much, > > > > Amanda > > > > -- > > *Amanda A. 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